Homecoming!!!

Getting ready to go get our Daddy back!  I thought that the red, white and blue theme would be kind of corny, but I think it actually looked really cute.

It's coming in!!  This is so exciting and the ship looked so beautiful!  Love the huge flag.  In the past, Dan has always been on top waving at us when they get close enough.  Now that he's an engineer, he was hidden down below.  This is actually good because he didn't get sunburned like he normally does.  They stand out there like that forever!

Waiting.  After the ship pulled in it was almost an hour before they actually got off.  No one was real happy about this. 

When Dan got off the ship I didn't recognize him.  I felt terrible!  He was looking all around for us and I coudln't tell if it was him or not!  I kept thinking, "that guy's too skinny!"  Apparently this deployment was crazy and stressful with very little time to eat.  Finally we figured it out and Ashton got to him first. 

Very happy children!

And a happy wife, too!